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This is a painting of a wooden chest of drawers. The chest has a rich, reddish-brown wood finish with a curved front. The drawer fronts have brass handles and escutcheons. The base has four cabriole legs with carved detailing and ball-and-claw feet. The style indicates a traditional design, possibly influenced by 18th-century craftsmanship. The background is a light color, and the style resembles Thomas Chippendale's work.
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This is a painting of a wooden chest of drawers. The chest has a rich, reddish-brown wood finish with a curved front. The drawer fronts have brass handles and escutcheons. The base has four cabriole legs with carved detailing and ball-and-claw feet. The style indicates a traditional design, possibly influenced by 18th-century craftsmanship. The background is a light color, and the style resembles Thomas Chippendale's work.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bombe Front Chest of Drawers

Alfred H. Smith

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 34.6 x 43.4 cm (13 5/8 x 17 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36 1/4"high; 36 3/4"wide; 21"deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4701
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Shell
  • Chippendale

NGA object ID 16903. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.